Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Homicide rate

Belgium
1.23 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.37 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belgium rank
153rd
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
150th

Homicide rate over time

  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
0123200020102021

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Belgium ranks 153rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 150th of 194 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Difference Ahead
2000s 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people 0.241 deaths per 100,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people 0.204 deaths per 100,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate, Belgium or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in homicide rate between Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for homicide rate?
Belgium ranks 153rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 150th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.